Ezell Ford’s Parents And Friends Mourn ‘Free-Spirited’ 25-Year-Old Shot By LAPD
For the world outside the South LA neighborhood of Florence, Ezell Ford is a symbol. The 25-year-old’s fatal shooting by two LAPD officers Monday…
NBJC Joins LGBT Organizations in Standing With Family of Michael Brown
On August 13, 2014, the National Black Justice Coalition (NBJC) joined national LGBT Equality organizations to pen an open letter of solidarity in response…
I Was There: Oral Histories of the March on Washington
Please join us at the Central DC Public Library, Martin Luther King Jr., Aug. 20 at 6:30 p.m. for a lively panel discussion featuring…
Michael Brown Shooting By Police Sparks Vigil, Protest, Looting And Calls For Federal Probe
A candlelight vigil for an unarmed black man who was fatally shot by a suburban St. Louis police officer was followed by unrest as…
Hobby Lobby plans D.C. Bible museum
The evangelical Christian family that owns the Hobby Lobby chain of craft stores plans to open a Bible museum in Washington two blocks from…
Mom Of Chokehold Victim Eric Garner Thanked Jesus Upon Homicide Ruling
The mother of a New York man who was placed in a chokehold while in police custody says her first words on hearing his…
DNA Test Clears D.C. Man Who Served 25-Year Sentence
A Washington, D.C. man was exonerated after serving more than a decade in prison for the rape and murder of a woman in Southwest…
March on Washington Film Festival Stops in D.C.
The March on Washington Film Festival has announced that it will visit the District as part of its three-city tour. From July 21 through…
Obama Finally Ready To Sign Executive Order Targeting LGBT Job Discrimination
President Barack Obama on Monday will sign an executive order banning workplace discrimination against gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender workers of federal contractors and…
The NYPD Has A Long History Of Killing Unarmed Black Men
Eric Garner was a 43-year-old father of six and grandfather of two. The tall, 400-pound man, who was known around his Staten Island neighborhood…